Thomas Greene

Thomas Greene (1868-1911) was an American bounty hunter. He was killed trying to find John Marston, a wanted criminal.

Biography
Greene was born in Snake Hollow, Texas, to an English-American family. He was raised as a ranch hand but in 1884 he joined the army at the age of sixteen. He fought the Apache and raiding Mexican Army units, and in 1886 was present in the Hamlin's Passing Massacre by the Indians, where he killed many of them. His hunger for money and death left him as a vile and repungent man, and he became a bounty hunter in New Austin County, searching for (many times killing) wanted criminals.

In 1911 he hunted for the $155-worth John Marston, who was wanted for murder, theft, and other crimes, including the killing of law officers. Greene, Edward Pilkington, and a few other posse members tracked Marston down to Cholla Springs and attempted to ambush him while he was finding a horse thief for a man back in Armadillo. Greene fired at Marston, who returned fire, killing Greene, Pilkington, and the others. All of the bodies were looted of ammunition and money.